Turner & Townsend are looking for a Mechanical Cost Manager and/or Quantity Surveyor to join our team and support construction cost services for real estate projects in the Houston, Texas area.
This role will have a strong focus on mechanical systems (HVAC, plumbing, and associated infrastructure) across commercial and large-scale developments. The ideal candidate will be driven and committed to promoting Turner & Townsend’s purpose and values while delivering high-quality cost management services.
Responsibilities:
- Advise clients on project strategies, manage prequalification of vendors, assess proposals and bid leveling documents for mechanical trades, and lead bid interviews and contractor appointment processes.
- Manage estimating services across full project lifecycle with a focus on mechanical systems, including developing detailed cost estimates, reviewing junior team outputs, presenting to clients, and providing value engineering recommendations and risk assessments.
- Engage with mechanical subcontractors and vendors to review, validate, and challenge pricing, leveraging benchmark data and historical cost information.
- Establish and manage cost reporting processes, including preparing and presenting cost reports and forecasts, maintaining project budgets, and developing commercial risk registers with emphasis on mechanical scope.
- Lead cost control activities by reviewing payment applications, evaluating contractor entitlements, assessing change orders related to mechanical work, and supporting dispute avoidance and resolution.
- Manage and monitor the invoicing process to ensure accuracy and alignment with project progress.
- Benchmark project performance against comparable projects, with a focus on mechanical and MEP cost metrics.
- Oversee final accounting processes, including post-contract audits and financial closeout activities, ensuring accuracy of mechanical trade packages.
- Facilitate post-project reviews with clients to capture lessons learned and contribute to continuous improvement and internal knowledge sharing.
- Develop and implement procedures governing project handover, including commissioning and closeout of mechanical systems.
- Perform detailed cost management activities using bid analysis sheets, change control documentation, estimating software, and quantity take-off tools specific to mechanical scopes.
- SOX control responsibilities may be part of this role, which are to be adhered to where applicable.